Green River Lakes

I made a brief stop in Pinedale this morning to see if I could rent a can of bear spray since my planned hike today was supposed to be in a much less popular spot. The staff there told me about the recent wind storms that leveled hundreds of trees along all the trails I’d picked just outside of town. As an alternative, they recommended a day hike outside Cora that runs along a lake to a natural bridge.

Wyoming is, so far, safe from the devastating wildfires that were burning in Colorado when I planned this route and the fires now burning huge swaths of the Pacific Coast. But even at this distance, the haze is increasing.